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By the Bird Society of Singapore
ID Articles Science
July 29, 2023 / July 29, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 2 Comments on Sand plovers in Singapore: two species or three?
Might Singapore have three species of sand plover? It might seem an odd question – we usually only mention the Lesser Sand Plovers, which are pretty common, with the rare Greater sometimes turning up. What’s the third one then?
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Monthly Roundups
July 22, 2023 / August 3, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
A quiet June, as is typical, with continuing sightings of the White-crowned Hornbill and some other uncommon residents.
Science
July 4, 2023 / August 9, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 2 Comments on Broadbills in Singapore
How many broadbills are there in Singapore? There are two ways to answer the question: there are multiple Black-and-red Broadbill individuals flying around, and there are two species currently on the Singapore Bird Checklist - Black-and-red and Green Broadbill. There actually also used to be three other species of Broadbills in Singapore historically.
June 23, 2023 / August 3, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
Many birders in Singapore will remember the two flocks of Pied Stilt from this month, appearing almost at the same time, and even landing themselves a spot in the news!
Checklist Revisions
June 17, 2023 / July 27, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 1 Comment on Checklist Revision for June 2023
The latest update of our checklist, version 2023-2, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
Significant Records
May 26, 2023 / February 2, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on Status of the Stripe-throated Bulbul in Singapore
Singapore has seen two Stripe-throated Bulbuls over the last one year or so. Here's what the Singapore Bird Records Committee had to say about their possible status in the country.
May 20, 2023 / May 20, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
Birders were glued to Chek Jawa this April, and with its selection of rarities it's not hard to see why!
May 9, 2023 / December 28, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 3 Comments on Singapore’s first wild White-crowned Hornbill
The Singapore Bird Checklist just got its 429th species! This article explores how the Records Committee's discussions led us to the conclusion the White-crowned Hornbill was likely a wild bird.
Birders' Stories
May 8, 2023 / May 8, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 2 Comments on The discovery of the White-crowned Hornbill in Singapore
Shubo (Kiri) Zhang was one of the first observers to find and report the White-crowned Hornbill at Chek Jawa. In this contribution to our blog, he brings us through the journey of making this remarkable discovery.
April 27, 2023 / August 2, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 1 Comment on Lesser Adjutants apparently nest building at Sungei Buloh
A recent visit to Sungei Buloh by Richard White & Goh Yew Lin yielded an interesting observation: the Lesser Adjutants were seen carrying sticks around - a behaviour typically associated with breeding. They were locally extirpated about 80 years ago, could they be making a come back?
